Had Blue Mountain Dark Hollow on tap tonight. Excellent. Very smooth for an imperial stout. The more barrel aged stouts I drink, the more I like. The beer advocate reviews are a bit scattered on this one, but I loved it.

It's a 7%, but very drinkable. Perfect balance of the citrus, grass, and malts. The citrus fruits dominate the aftertaste. This is as balanced of an IPA as I've had in a long time. I'd never even heard of this one, but Whole Foods had it as a separate...kinda mad I only got 1.

I tried Sculpin for the first time a month or two ago...it is an awesome IPA. Much, MUCH better than their other IPA offering (and more expensive as well). For a while, Wegman's was accidentally stocking it in their Make your own six pack...moneyyy

I tried Troegs Nugget Nectar and Victory Hop Wallop tonight in the Spieglau/DFH IPA glass. The Nugget Nectar was surprisingly tolerable for 90 IBUs, so maybe there is something to this glass. The Hop Wallop I did not like at all. In addition to being more tongue biting, I found it to be medium bodied, which I don't think I like in an IPA.

Aside from the experimentation, I had a couple 21st Amendment Sneak Attack (Saison) cans and a bomber of Goose Island Sofie (saison). Yum on both. Really a big fan of the Sofie.

The Cranberry Mad Mex. They seem to have a lot of Fat Head's stuff on tap on a regular basis (not that I'm a huge fan of Fat Head's, but that seems to be the distinguishing feature of that MM beer selection).

shafnutz05 wrote:Has anyone had the Great Lakes Alchemy Hour Double IPA? The four-packs are at Wegman's now and I think I might get some. REviews are great.

Just posted about it recently. Maybe my new favorite DIPA/imperial IPA. Amazing balance and depth to the hops. It makes me smile drinking it. I would even encourage Kraftster to try one. It's so drinkable for a 9.4% beer too. It's not as hoppy as some single IPAs that I've had. The hops are clearly present but no single hope characteristic dominates. There is just something unique about that beer. Great Lakes nailed it.

On a side note, Ballast Point Sculpin is one of my favorite single IPA offerings. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.

shafnutz05 wrote:Has anyone had the Great Lakes Alchemy Hour Double IPA? The four-packs are at Wegman's now and I think I might get some. REviews are great.

Just posted about it recently. Maybe my new favorite DIPA/imperial IPA. Amazing balance and depth to the hops. It makes me smile drinking it. I would even encourage Kraftster to try one. It's so drinkable for a 9.4% beer too. It's not as hoppy as some single IPAs that I've had. The hops are clearly present but no single hope characteristic dominates. There is just something unique about that beer. Great Lakes nailed it.

On a side note, Ballast Point Sculpin is one of my favorite single IPA offerings. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.